Provided she gets enough volunteers, Kristin Taylor and others with THORN Ministries are planning an effort similar to their Thanksgiving dinner for the poor on Christmas Day. ...more

December 10, 2008

The calls just keep coming. Suzanne Evans has received a flood of donations and support since her campaign to help Hernando's homeless was publicized in Hernando Today. ...more

November 24, 2008

Sheela Ranganathan, 11, of Tampa Palms, has earned the distinction of being the first Kumon Math & Reading Center student in the nation to complete its after-school programs before entering middle school. ...more

November 19, 2008

Even with the downturn in real estate prices, more affordable housing is needed for Hillsborough County's poor and working-class families. ...more

November 7, 2008

Along with dusty family heirlooms, mattresses and furniture, self-storage units are serving as homes for a growing number of homeless people. It's not a widespread practice, but there are more people renting space and sneaking in at some storage units around Hillsborough County. There's no plumbing, and it's strictly against a myriad of rules, but people without homes are finding the rent cheap and accommodations safer than on the streets. ...more

September 19, 2008

Police arrested an Avon Park man and charged him as a suspect in the attempted murder of his brother. ...more

August 21, 2008

City police are investigating a drive-by-style shooting that occurred shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday, in the 1300 block of Tulane Avenue. ...more

August 20, 2008

Editor's Note: This is the second installment in an occasional series about how Brandon area residents and businesses are coping with inflation, high gas prices and other effects of the nation's troubled economy. ...more

August 20, 2008

A former police substation is now an urgent care medical center for the homeless and uninsured. ...more

July 16, 2008

Driving to work each day, Chasco Middle School teacher Sue Evanoski often sees homeless people walking along State Road 52. ...more

May 18, 2008